The 2020–21 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 54th season for the
National Hockey League
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franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. This was also the second season with head coach
Alain Vigneault
Alain Vigneault (born May 14, 1961) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. Vigneault has previously coached the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL, as well as in the Quebec Major Ju ...
. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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and the ongoing closure of the
Canada–United States border
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. As a result of this realignment, the Flyers played this season in the East Division and played against only the other teams in their new division during the regular season.
On April 29, 2021, the Flyers were eliminated from playoff contention, with a 5–3 loss to the
New Jersey Devils
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.
Standings
Divisional standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.
Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Awards and records
Awards
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.
Trades
Players acquired
Players lost
Signings
Draft picks
Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the
2020 NHL Entry Draft
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, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the
Bell Center
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in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. It was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via
Video conference call
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